Managing storage of water

A system comprising:

• wells, each well being between a surface and an underground formation capable of holding water received from the surface;
• pumps, at least one pump being associated with each well to force water from the surface, through the well, into the underground formation;
• sensors, at least one sensor being associated with each well, the sensors being configured to communicate sensor data wirelessly;
• and
• a computing system configured to receive sensor data from each of the sensors and to control operations of the pumps based on the sensor data,
• where at least some of the sensors are configured to detect a rate of rainfall at the location of a well, the sensor data representing the rate of rainfall;
• where the computing system is configured to control a rate of operation of the pumps based on the sensor data representing the rate of rainfall;
• where controlling a rate of operation of the pumps comprises selectively adjusting at least one of the speed and output while the pumps are in operation;
• where the computing system is configured to estimate a level of fill of the underground formation, and to control the pumps to force water into parts of the underground formation that are at or below a predefined level of fill, and
• where a suction pipe is disposed between the pumps and the ground water.

A method comprising:

• detecting environmental conditions in vicinities of wells using sensors associated with respective wells, each well being between a surface and an underground formation capable of storing water received from the surface;
• coordinating operation of pumps associated with respective wells based on the environmental conditions detected, each pump being configured to force water from a surface, through a well, to an underground formation;
• executing a code to estimate a level of fill of the underground formation;
• and
• executing the code to control a first pump that extends to the underground formation to operate at a greater rate than a second pump that extends to the underground formation,
• where operation of the pumps is coordinated to control a rate of operation of one or more of the pumps to pump water at greater rates for wells that are subjected to a greater depth of water than for wells that are subjected to a lesser depth of water, and
• where controlling a rate of operation of one or more of the pumps comprises selectively adjusting at least one of the speed or output while the pumps are in operation,
• where the first pump comprises more unused capacity than the second pump, and
• where operation of the pumps is coordinated to control one or more of the pumps to force water into parts of the underground formation that are at or below a predefined level of fill.